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£12,000 council grant for TIME4 to keep Taunton buzzing
A NOT-for-profit firm set up to keep the town buzzing after the demise of Taunton Town Centre Company has won a £12,000 grant from Taunton Deane Council. The money will allow TIME4, which organises street and specialist markets, which partly help
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New website for Wiveliscombe Area Partnership
THE Wiveliscombe Area Partnership has a new website. Addable Ltd, a local design company has helped create the site, for the community to access. Pauline Homeshaw, chair at WAP said: “The colourful site is easy to use, with pages of useful information
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Children learning to 'Get Safe' in the water in Taunton and Wellington
OVER the course of last week, St James Pool, in Taunton, helped prepare children to learn important information on water safety ready for their summer holidays in a safe and fun way. The Get Safe campaign is aimed at children to help raise awareness
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Civvies day at St Peter's School in Williton
STAFF and pupils at St Peter’s First School, Williton, have been raising money for The Renal Unit at Southmead Hospital in Bristol in support of a member of the school team. Caretaker Lee Dunlop, who has had a kidney transplant, is hoping to raise
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Minehead Hopcott Road home plans halted
PLANS for 71 homes on the edge of Minehead have ground to a halt after an appeal by the applicant. Williams Partnership, of Minehead, submitted plans to West Somerset Council in January to build the properties on a green field site off Hopcott
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Skydivers take plunge for MS Society
FIVE daring fundraisers, four of whom suffer from multiple sclerosis, are taking on a tandem skydive for the MS Society’s Taunton branch. The Taunton, Bridgwater, and Ilminster residents – Anna Brockington, 44, Lindsey Hedges, 39, Carol Searle,
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Taunton road to close for three weeks during repair to damaged culverts
URGENT repairs to damaged culverts running under a main road into Taunton are to be carried out next week. Somerset County Council Highways engineers were working to repair the road edge along Priorswood Road when they noticed that one culvert
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Man freed from lift by firefighters in Taunton
FIREFIGHTERS released a man trapped in a lift earlier this afternoon, Thursday, July 24. They were called out to the incident in Roman Road, Taunton, shortly before 2pm. The man was uninjured.
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Customs officers swoop on Somerset premises in suspected £3million fuel fraud probe
A TOTAL of nine people were arrested yesterday (Wednesday, July 23) for their involvement in a suspected £3million fuel fraud after officers swooped on a number of premises, including in Somerset. Seven men and two women across southern England
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Rhythm of summer
A DRUMMING workshop given by Taunton mayoress Renée Durdan was all part of the fun at the Manor Care Home’s day of music in the sunshine for residents. Taunton’s Mayor, Dave Durdan, and his wife joined in playing their Djembe drums as part of National
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Cllr Clifford Bishop to become honorary freeman of the borough of Taunton Deane
CLIFF Bishop is to be inducted into Taunton Deane’s ‘hall of fame’ in recognition of half a century as a councillor. Mr Bishop joins fellow long-serving councillor John Meikle, ex Taunton MP Sir Edward du Cann, 40 Commando Royal Marines and Somerset
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VIDEO: The glory of Somerset, it's music to our ears
A SOMERSET man has created a music video showcasing the county’s attractions to get the message out to UK tourists that the area is open for business. Giles Adams wrote Land of the Summer People back in 2010, taking his title from the ancient meaning
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CRICKET: Somerset face double one-day test
SOMERSET play two big one-day matches at the County Ground over the weekend, writes Richard Walsh. Tomorrow (Friday) they entertain Middlesex in the NatWest T20 Blast (5.30pm). Then on Sunday (10.30am) they face Durham in the Royal London One Day Cup
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Almost £600,000 spent on two interim children's services directors at Somerset County Council
THE near £600,000 cost of employing two temporary bosses to turn around Somerset’s failing children’s services has been branded “astonishing”. The salary and agency fees for Peter Lewis, an interim director at County Hall since 2013, total £318,500
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Police warn under 18s they'll confiscate fake ID in clubs and pubs in Taunton area
POLICE cracking down on underage drinking have seized a number of fake driving licences from underage people trying to get into pubs and clubs in the Taunton area. Officers warn they will confiscate ID items such as passports and driving licences
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Juniors win at mixed martial arts comp
Sensei MINALL of SouthWest Karate Association was a proud instructor following a national open mixed martial arts competition in Northampton where by four students walked away with winning trophies. Maddie and Logon Howe, Danyyil Topor and Morgan Curry
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Tributes to ex-Wellington School student Andrew Hoare killed with his family in downed MH17 plane
A “WONDERFUL man” and his family were wiped out when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine. Somerset born and bred banker Andrew Hoare, 59, his Dutch wife, Estella, and their sons, Jasper, 15, and Friso, 12, died when the
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Academy on the up after OFSTED report
TAUNTON Academy is ‘well-placed’ to improve its standards, according to Taunton Deane MP Jeremy Browne. He dropped by to check on progress being made with raising students’ education standards and met principal Mark Trusson and watched youngsters
